Anguilla travellers can apply for the Indian eVisa entirely online — no consular appointment, no courier, no passport handed over. Approval typically arrives by email in 24 to 72 hours.
90 days
Maximum stay per visit
24–72 hrs
Typical processing time
Up to 5 years
Longest validity offered
Not eligible
Visa on Arrival
100% online
No embassy visit
Important for Anguilla travellers
Anguilla issues British Overseas Territories Citizen passports, a different British nationality class from British Citizen. Most BOTC holders also acquired full British Citizenship in 2002, and that passport carries the more generous 180-day Indian stay allowance. Anguilla also has no long-haul airport — every journey starts with a transfer via Sint Maarten, Antigua or San Juan.
Overview
Anguilla is a small British Overseas Territory with no long-haul airport, which makes the logistics of any trip to India more involved than the visa. Every journey begins with a short hop or ferry to Sint Maarten, or a connection through Antigua or San Juan, before the long-haul leg.
The passport question matters too. Anguillians hold British Overseas Territories Citizen passports, but since 2002 most BOTC holders have also been entitled to full British Citizenship — and a British Citizen passport carries 180 days per visit on the long-validity Indian tourist eVisa against the BOTC's 90.
Whichever you use, a visa granted before departure is required. There is no visa-free entry and no visa on arrival. The eVisa is an electronic authorisation issued by the Government of India, linked to your passport number, with no stamp and no appointment.
At a glance
Eligibility
Yes. India extends visa-free entry only to Nepal and Bhutan, and Visa on Arrival only to Japanese, South Korean and Emirati nationals. A visa is required before boarding regardless of which British passport you hold.
The first question is which document you travel on. A British Citizen passport gets 180 days per visit on the one-year and five-year tourist eVisas; a BOTC passport gets the standard 90. Verify your BOTC position before assuming the eVisa route is open.
Then choose the category by purpose. Tourism, sightseeing and visiting friends fall under the tourist eVisa. Business meetings and trade fairs require the business eVisa. Hospital treatment requires the medical eVisa. Employment, journalism, research and long-term study need a regular visa from an Indian mission.
Note also that a routing via San Juan is US territory and requires US entry permission, and that transiting the US mainland requires a US visa or ESTA. The Sint Maarten and Antigua options avoid that.
Stay & validity
On a British Citizen passport the tourist eVisa permits up to 180 days per visit on the one-year and five-year multiple-entry versions. On a BOTC passport the standard 90 days per visit applies.
The 30-day version allows double entry either way, counted from your arrival date. On the longer visas, validity begins on the date the Indian government grants the application.
The eVisa is bound to a single passport number, so you must enter India on the document the visa was issued against. If you hold both passports, decide before applying.
The business eVisa allows up to 180 days per visit within a one-year multiple-entry window. The medical eVisa gives 60 days from first entry with triple entry.
Pricing
Live government fees and service charges for Anguilla passport holders, shown all-in — nothing further is charged later.
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Requirements
Everything Anguilla passport holders need before starting an application. The first five items apply to every applicant; the rest are specific to your nationality or visa type.
Passport bio-data page — a clear colour scan or photo showing your photograph, full name, date of birth, passport number and expiry date
Recent passport-style photograph — square format, plain white background, full face visible, no shadows and no headwear other than for religious reasons
A valid credit or debit card to pay the government fee and service charge
Your return or onward ticket details, or at minimum your intended departure date
The address where you will be staying for your first night in India
Simple process
Four steps, entirely online, with our team checking every field before anything reaches the Indian authorities.
Enter your passport details exactly as printed, choose your visa type and duration, and upload your photo and passport data page.
Our team checks your photo dimensions, passport scan clarity, name spelling and date formats before anything is submitted.
Your application goes to the Government of India on your behalf, and we keep you posted at every status change.
Print it or keep it on your phone, and we explain exactly how to present it at your port of entry in India.
Standard processing takes 48 to 72 hours and express handling 24 to 48 hours. Both are business-day estimates, and Indian public holidays extend them.
Apply at least two weeks before departure. Sort the routing and the passport question first — both matter more than the processing time, and a US transit visa takes far longer than the eVisa.
Separate from your eVisa, every foreign national entering India must complete the digital e-Arrival Card before boarding. It replaces the old paper disembarkation form and is required on every single visit, whatever visa you hold.
Getting there
Anguilla has no long-haul airport. Every journey begins with a short hop or ferry to Sint Maarten, or a connection via Antigua or San Juan, before the long-haul leg. Total journey times run 26 to 34 hours.
Best time to go
October to March is India's dry season and the best window for the classic circuits. It also avoids the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs June to November and can disrupt Caribbean departures and inter-island transfers.
Anguilla's high season runs December to April, overlapping with India's best weather, so if you work in tourism the shoulder months of October, November and May may suit better.
Avoid the northern plains in May and June, when temperatures exceed 45°C. India is 9.5 hours ahead, so with 26-plus hours in transit plan a genuine rest day on arrival.
Avoid these
Refusals are rare, and almost always technical rather than substantive. These are the problems that come up most often on applications from Anguilla — we check for every one of them before submitting.
A British Citizen passport gets 180 days per visit on the long-validity tourist eVisa; a BOTC passport gets 90. Most Anguillians became eligible for full British Citizenship in 2002 and many hold both. For an extended trip the British Citizen passport is materially better.
San Juan is US territory, so routing through it requires US entry permission, not merely airside transit — and a mainland US connection requires a US visa or ESTA. The Sint Maarten and Antigua options avoid the question entirely and are usually cleaner.
Anguilla has no long-haul airport, and the Sint Maarten hop or ferry sits on top of a 26-to-34-hour journey. Ferries and light aircraft are weather-sensitive. Build in real margin rather than a tight connection.
The eVisa is tied to a specific passport number and you must enter India on that document. Applying on one and travelling on the other means arriving with a visa that does not match.
The Atlantic hurricane season runs June to November, and it disrupts inter-island transfers as much as long-haul departures. Travel between December and May if you can.
Photo rejected on technical grounds
By far the most common cause of delay. The photograph must be square, on a plain white background, with your full face visible and no shadow behind your head. Cropped selfies and phone photos taken against a cream wall are routinely bounced back.
Passport scan unreadable
Glare across the machine-readable zone, a cut-off corner, or a scan where the passport number is blurred will stall the application. Photograph the page flat, in daylight, with no flash.
Applying too close to departure
The eVisa must be granted before you fly, and airlines check it at the gate. Applications submitted the night before a flight leave no room for a document re-upload.
Conditions
These conditions are set by the Government of India and do not vary by nationality. They are worth reading before you book, because two of them — the port-of-entry rule and the restricted-areas rule — catch out a lot of otherwise well-planned trips.
Validity is measured from your date of arrival in India, not from the date you apply. You also need at least two blank pages for immigration stamps.
The India eVisa is accepted at India's designated eVisa airports and authorised seaports. It cannot be used to cross a land border, so overland arrivals from Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh or Pakistan need a different visa.
Every person travelling needs their own eVisa and their own passport, including infants and children. Children cannot be added to a parent's application.
An eVisa does not grant access to Protected Areas, Restricted Areas or Cantonment Areas. Parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Sikkim, Ladakh, the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep require a Protected Area Permit or Restricted Area Permit in addition to your visa.
You cannot extend an eVisa from inside India or convert it into another visa category. If your plans change, you must leave and apply again.
Diplomatic, official and service passports are not eligible for the eVisa route, and neither are international travel documents or refugee travel documents.
Consular services
There is no resident Indian mission in Anguilla. Consular matters are handled by an Indian mission in the region or in the UK under concurrent accreditation. That has no bearing on your eVisa, which is entirely online — and it is precisely why the eVisa is the practical route. Confirm coverage if you need a student, employment or research visa.
FAQs
The questions Anguilla passport holders ask most often about applying for an Indian eVisa.
Every journey starts with a short hop or ferry to Sint Maarten, or a connection via Antigua or San Juan. The cleanest option is usually Sint Maarten then Amsterdam with KLM, which has nonstop service to four Indian cities and avoids US involvement entirely. Antigua then London gives access to seven Indian cities. Total journey time is 26 to 34 hours.
No. British Overseas Territories Citizen is a distinct British nationality class, and it does not carry the 180-day Indian stay allowance that British Citizen passports do — BOTC holders get 90 days per visit. Most Anguillians also became entitled to full British Citizenship in 2002 and many hold both documents.
You can, but it complicates things. San Juan is US territory, so routing through it requires US entry permission rather than merely airside transit, and a mainland US connection requires a US visa or ESTA. The Sint Maarten and Antigua options avoid the question entirely and are usually cleaner.
It depends on your passport. On a British Citizen passport, up to 180 days per visit on the one-year or five-year tourist eVisa. On a BOTC passport, the standard 90 days per visit. The business eVisa permits 180 days per visit regardless.
Decide before you apply and use that one document consistently. The eVisa is tied to a specific passport number and you must enter India on the passport the visa was issued against. For a long trip the British Citizen passport gives twice the allowance.
Significantly. The Atlantic hurricane season runs June to November, and it disrupts the inter-island ferries and light aircraft that start your journey as much as the long-haul legs. Travel between December and May if you can — that is India's best season anyway.
There is no resident mission. Consular matters are handled by an Indian mission in the region or in the UK under concurrent accreditation. That has no bearing on your eVisa, which is entirely online — and it is exactly why the eVisa is the practical route. Confirm coverage if you need a student, employment or research visa.
Fees are set by nationality and duration, so the figures differ between a British Citizen and a BOTC passport. The pricing panel on this page loads live figures for the applicable nationality across all available options, and the amount shown is the full cost including our service fee.
Your nationality is already set to Anguilla. Complete the form in under ten minutes, and our team will check every detail before it reaches the Indian authorities.
Other nationalities
Stay limits, fees and requirements differ by passport. Here are the guides for other nationalities.
